Box and case.



holders, thus preventing of water or other liquid which might otherwiserender tho-box or case unsanitary.

To facilitate the handling of the box or horizontally-extending slot 17.

wardly upon themselves to provide rounded gripping surfaces as at. 18.The slots 17 provide convenient hand grasps as obvious.

The corrugations formed in the walls of the box permit of the employmentof thin light metal when setting up the box, and as the box isconstructed of metal it. is obvious that it is unusually strong anddurable.

What- I claim and desire to secure by 'Lety having a, bent marginalportion secured to ters Patent, is:-

l. A box or case t body portion of sheet metal, and a bottom consistingof two layers of sheet metal, the upper layer being formed with openingsand with depending" edge llaliges, and the lower layer having edgegrooves to receive said. flanges and the lower edges of the body,

means for securing the bottom to the body of the box, and bottle holderssecured within said openings.

2. The combination with a sheet metal box or case, comprising corrugatedsides and ends, and a bottom consisting of two layers of sheet metal,the upper one, of which is formed with openings and depending edge iflanges, and the lower layer being provided with edge grooves to receivesaid flanges, and the lower edges of the sides and ends, of bottleholders fitting said openings, and havinp; annular horizontal flanges attheir lower ends clamped between the two layers of the bottom.

3. The combination with a sheet metal box or case comprisinglongitudinally corrugated sides and ends, and abottom consisting of twolayers of sheet metal, the upper layer being, formed ,With openings, andwith depending edge "flanges, and the lower layer having drain openings,metallic bottle holders fitting the openings any acctnnulation orbottles, comprisinga and edge grooves, of

l t l l l l l l l l l in the inner layer, said bottle holders haw ill"annular horizontal flanges at their lower ends clamped between the twobottom layers, and flared at their upper ends.

4. A receptacle for bottles comprising side and end *alls, a bottomformed of an upper and. a lower member connected with the side and endwalls, said upper member having a. plurality of openings, and bottleholders cirtending through the said openings and having the lowerportion clamped between said members, said lower member formed with aplurality oi openings of less diameter than the openings in theuppersnember.

5. A. receptacle for bottles comprlsmg side I and end walls, a. bottomformed of an upper and a lower member, said lower member the side andend walls and to the upper nie1nher, said upper member provided with ainrality of openings, bot-tie holders exten ing through the openingsor". the upper member and ha ring: the lower portion thereof clampedbetween the said members thereby maintaining the position.

t). A receptacle for bottles comprising side and end walls. a bottomformed of an up )er and a lower member, said lower mom er haying a bent.marginal port-ion secured to the side and end walls and to the uppermemher, said upper member provided with a. pinrality of openings. bottleholders extending through the openings of the upper member and havingthe lower portion thereof clumped between the said members therebymaintaining the bottle holders in an upright position, said lower memberprov1ded with a plurality of openings of less diameter than the openingsin the upper member, the openings in the lower member arranged below theopenings in the upper member.

In testimony whereof l atiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

' CHARLES H. MEYERS. Witnesses:

MAX H. SnoLovrrz, A. J. Tmoo.

bottle holders in an upright,

